Training for children with cancer

We have published several workouts for cancer patients or people who have overcome the disease. But we’ve spoken very little of childhood cancer.

Children need to move, they have to practice the subject of physical education as the rest. Teachers in a school can be found in the case and not knowing what type of exercise would be the correct for his pupil.

We’ve found an example and want to share it with you:

Chi Kung: a therapy against cancer

We keep talking about ways to cope with cancer and its treatment.

We offer you a video of Chi Kung exercises, a medicinal therapy of Chinese origin that belongs to the same group as other therapies such as tai chi or reiki. This therapy involves the synchronization of the three vital processes: body, mind and breath.

Pay attention to this video:
 

How does it operate the physical exercise on organs and systems

The movement means increased energy needs, primarily on the muscle, but also in other organs such as the cardiovascular system, nervous system, respiratory, metabolic and others. To meet this increased demand for energy, they are launched and activated most of the systems: the cardiovascular to pump more blood and transport; respiratory, to take more oxygen which then transport the blood to the muscles; metabolic, to provide nutrients (carbohydrates and / or fats) necessary to our muscles; as well as the nervous and hormonal systems are responsible for coordinating all these processes.

This stimulus on every organ and linked to the exercise system makes mid-term adjustments to improve its performance and capacity occur. During energy is expended and function of most systems is modified. In recovering the balance is restored and even get to improve its function as training is repeated. We all know that there is a basic principle in biology: "any organ or system is not stimulated or used atrophies," and in this sense, exercise is a clear example of this mode of behavior.

Regular physical exercise (3 to 5 times a week) promotes beneficial effects on health in general and also for our immune defenses against cancer:

Ø  Effects on overall health.

Ø  Reduces the relative risk of death from any cause.

Ø  It helps to maintain ideal weight, reducing fat and increasing muscle weight.

Ø  Reduces blood pressure levels.

Ø  Improves the function of cardiovascular system.

Ø  It helps prevent osteoporosis and osteoarthritis slow.

Ø  Reduces the incidence of back discomfort.

Ø  It helps prevent type 2 diabetes.

Ø  It improves self-esteem.

Ø  Reduces the incidence of depression.

Ø  Combats the effects of aging.

Ø  Effects on cancer / immune health.

Exercise Program at Nationwide Children's Helps Cancer Survivors Regain Strength and Confidence

Good morning to everyone! We're going to show you a video about physical exercises for children who have betaen a cancer.

There are many health effects that a patient may need to overcome after winning a battle against cancer. Cancer treatments can affect the patient's balance, agility, coordination, prompt weight gain and other physical ailments. So, Nationwide Children's Hospital has created a program called, "Play Strong" that allows pediatric and adolescent cancer survivors to improve their motor skills and transition into physical activity safely. Watch as Travis Gallagher, ATC, a certified athletic trainer in Sports Medicine, explains why this additional treatment plan is important for young cancer survivors to help return to a normal life.

 

Cancer Rehabilitation

For the first three to seven days after surgery days, the American Cancer Society recommends:

Use the arm on the side of surgery as you normally do when you bathe, comb, dress and eat.

Bed and lift the side arm surgery above heart level for 45 minutes two or three times a day. To do this, put the arm on pillows so that your hand is higher than the wrist and slightly higher than the shoulder elbow. This can help calm inflammation you have after surgery.

Exercising with the arm on the side of surgery when it is raised above heart level: the hand opens and closes 15 to 20 times. Then bend and straighten elbow. Do this three to four times per day. This helps to calm inflammation as it pumps the lymph fluid out of the arm.

Practice deep breathing using the diaphragm (muscle located below the navel), six times a day at least. Lie back and inhale slowly. Continues to slowly inhale as much air as you can while you try to expand the diaphragm (pushing the navel him away from the spine. When you can no longer breathe more air, relax and expel it all. Make it four to five times. The deep breathing helps to maintain the normal movement of the chest, which facilitates the work of the lungs.

How you can help cancer rehabilitation?

How you can help cancer rehabilitation

Rehabilitation can improve the quality of life of people with cancer and their families, including:

-Improve physical strength to help offset any limitations related to cancer or its treatment.
-Help the person with cancer to become more independent and less dependent on their caregivers.
-Help the person with cancer to adapt to the actual losses, perceived and potential due to cancer and its treatment.
-Reduce sleep problems.
-Reduce the number of hospitalizations.

Cancer rehabilitation services:
Consult a nurse or social worker about the services that interest you:

-Education and counseling for the patient and family.
-Techniques and pain management drugs.
-Nutritional counseling.
-Exercise programs to help develop strength, endurance and mobility.
-Support and education programs to stop smoking.
-Assistance with activities of daily living (activities of daily living, ADL) such as eating, drinking, dressing, bathing, toileting, cooking and doing housework basic.

A Study of Determinants of Physical Activity in Ovarian Cancer Survivors

Home program

Yesterday we wrote a post about a gym program but there are some patients who prefer doing exercise at home.

We’ll show a program that they could follow.

Warm-up phase

Ø  5-10 minutes of low-intensity aerobic activity (walking, cycling, or rowing)

Ø  Incorporate light stretching, concentrating on the muscles and joints involved in the training program.

Specific phase

Aerobic exercises:

Ø  4-7 times per week.

Ø  30-60 minutes of walking, cycling, or rowing at 50-90% maximum heart rate (HRmax), or 40-85% heart rate reserve (HRR).

Ø  Exercise can be continuous or intermitent.

Resistance exercises:

Ø  Exercises should target major muscles of the upper and lower limbs, and trunk.

Ø  6-9 different exercises, with 60-90 seconds recovery between sets.

Ø  1-4 sets per muscle group, training at 50-80% of 1RM, or 6-10RM.

Ø  Program should be incremented as patients improve:

-The number of repetitions, from 6 to 12.

-The number of sets, from 1 to 4.

-The load or resistance and reduce the number of repetitions and sets.

We must combine resistance exercise 2-3 times per week with these exercises, not consecutively:

Ø  Chest press

Ø  Standing row

Ø  Squat (or chair rise)

Ø  Shoulder press or lateral arm raise

Ø  Leg curl

Ø  Triceps extension

Ø  Biceps curl

Ø  Core stability exercises

We may also combine resistance training with the following routines, for 3-4 days a week:

ROUTINE A	ROUTINE B
Chest press	Squat (or chair rise)
Standing row	Leg curl
Shoulder press or lateral arm raise	Hip extension
Biceps curl	Calf raise
Triceps extension	Core stability exercises

Flexibility exercises

Ø  3-4 times per week.

Ø  2-4 sets per muscle group at 15-30 seconds stretching time.

Cool-down phase

Ø  Slow walking.

Ø  Light stretching.

Gym program

There ara patients who should be supervised by a clinic or gym for an individualised exercise program.

Warm-up phase

Ø  5-10 minutes of low-intensity aerobic activity (walking, cycling or rowing).

Ø  Aerobic exercises.

Ø  A light stretching, concentrating on the muscles and joints involved in the training

Ø  program.

Specific phase

Aerobic exercises:

Ø  4-7 times per week.

Ø  30-60 minutes of walking, cycling, or rowing at 50-90% maximum heart rate (HRmax), or 40-85% heart rate reserve (HRR).

Ø  Exercise can be continuous or intermittent (minimum of 10-minute bouts).

Resistance exercises:

Ø  Exercises should be directed to the upper and lower limbs and trunk.

Ø  6-9 different exercises, with 60-90 seconds recovery between sets.

Ø  1-4 sets per muscle group, training at 50-80% of 1RM, or 6-10RM.

Ø  Program should be incremented as patients improve to maximise training response:

1.      Increase number of repetitions, from 6 to 12

2.      Increase number of sets, from 1 to 4.

3.      Increase the load or resistance and reduce the number of repetitions and sets.

We must combine resistance exercise 2-3 times per week with these exercises, not consecutively:

Ø  Chest press

Ø  Lat pull-down

Ø  Squat or leg press

Ø  Leg extension

Ø  Shoulder press or lateral arm raise

Ø  Leg curl

Ø  Seated row

Ø  Triceps extension

Ø  Biceps curl

Ø  Core stability exercises

We may also combine resistance training with the following routines, for 3-4 days a week.

ROUTINE A	ROUTINE B
Chest press	Leg press or squat
Biceps curl	Core stability exercises
Lat pull-down	Calf raise
Triceps extension	Leg extension
Shoulder press	Leg curl
Lateral arm raise	Hip extension
Seated row

Flexibility exercises

Ø  3-4 times per week.

Ø  2-4 sets per muscle group at 15-30 seconds stretching time.

Cool-down phase

Ø  Slow walking.

Ø  Light stretching. 

Components of an exercise session for cancer patients

Warm-up phase

Warm-up facilitates the transition from rest to exercise and may reduce the possible musculoskeletal injury by improving joint range of motion.

All exercise sessions should start with a low-intensity exercise during 5 or 10 minutes, incorporating light stretching exercises. Then, we could do the specific warming.

For example, patients who walk or jog might conduct a warm-up phase gradually increasing from a slow walk before initiating the training program.

Specific phase

Aerobic exercises:

Aerobic training includes 30-60 minutes of continuous or intermittent (minimum of 10-minute bouts

accumulated during the day) of aerobic activity training at 50-90% HRmax or 40-85% HRR.

Anabolic resistance exercises include performing 1-4 sets per muscle group training at 50-80% of 1RM or 6-10RM. The session should include 6-9 different exercises, with 60-90 seconds recovery between sets.

Anabolic exercises should generally follow these rules in terms of ordering:

• Large muscle groups first (for example, legs)

• Multi-joint exercises (for example, bench press) before single joint (elbow extension)

• Abdominal and lower back exercises after whole-body ground-based exercises such as

squat, dead-lift, bench press etc. This is to avoid fatiguing the muscle groups that stabilise and support the trunk.

Flexibility exercises:

It include performing 2-4 sets per muscle group at 15-30 seconds stretching time.

Cool-down

This phase provides a gradual recovery from the specific activity performed and includes exercises of lower intensities. The cool-down allows to bring the values of heart rate and the blood pressure at rest.

For example, we can use slow walking when completing higher intensity aerobic activity or light stretching when completing a resistance training session.

PRECAUTIONS AND EXERCISE

Precautions exercise linked to cancer

Here we report the following recommendations when a cancer affected person performs physical activity , we rely on an article in a scientific journal:

Bernat-Carles Serdà Ferrer Universitat de Girona Escola Universitària d’Infermeria

• No other activities that require transport High oxygen. 
• Avoid activities that could increase the risk infection (such aquatic environment) .
• Avoid high-impact sports and shock. 
• Avoid balance and coordination activities (as treadmill running )
• Exercise of medium intensity. 
• Avoid high-impact exercises and contact may cause fracture in the metastasis or pain. 
• Exercise as tolerated. Assessing fatigue . Adequate in take of fluids during the sessions.

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Discover the benefits of exercise for cancer!

Exercise needs to be part of Standard Cancer Care. Inactivity can weaken the body

and make it more vulnerable to health problems, including cancer.

According to Ciara Devane, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support: 4

"Cancer patients would be surprised if they knew how many benefits can be gained from physical activity in their recovery and long term health, in some cases reduces the chance to go through the ordeal of treatment and again ..."

Exercise can help mitigate some of the common side effects of conventional cancer treatment, including:

Reduces fatigue and improves energy levels	Manage stress, anxiety, depression or low mood	Improves bone health
Improves heart health (some chemotherapy drugs and radiation can cause heart problems later)	It strengthens muscles, relieves pain, improves range of motion	Maintain a healthy weight
Improves sleep	Improves appetite	Prevents constipation